Although lauded for their environmental benefits, The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reported that “mini-cars” do a poor job of protecting their occupants. In fact, research shows that the chance of a fatality in collisions with mid-size vehicles is almost double that of larger vehicles, and that number is tripled in single “mini-car” crashes. Although mini-cars therefore may be more environmentally friendly than other vehicles, tension exists between being safe and being “green”. It’s not easy being green……
Brand Name hamburgers- Corporation cuts corners woman suffers
October 6, 2009
As reported in the New York Times, a single portion of hamburger meat is often an amalgam of various grades of meat from different parts of cows and different slaughterhouses and even different countries. The cuts used are particularly vulnerable to E. coli contamination There is no federal